Assistant Underwriter-Surety
About The Position
West Bend is hiring an Assistant Underwriter-Surety to begin a career in surety underwriting. The role provides hands-on training, mentorship, and practical experience while supporting underwriting activities, evaluating business opportunities, building relationships with agency partners, and delivering quality service. The successful candidate will learn underwriting principles and standards through instructor-led training, testing, self-study, practical application, and a formal mentoring program. The position can be based in Madison, Wisconsin. Candidates located within 50 miles of a West Bend office will follow a hybrid schedule for collaboration days, team meetings, and other in-person events. Occasional regional travel to agency or principal locations may be required.
Requirements
- Ability to work independently and produce quality work within deadlines.
- Data-entry and analytical skills.
- Ability to multitask.
- Effective communication skills by phone, email, and in person.
- Ability to interact professionally and work effectively in a high-performance team environment.
Nice To Haves
- 0–1 years of experience in the surety industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, insurance, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Learn underwriting principles and standards through training, testing, self-study, practical application, and mentorship.
- Support underwriters, business processing, and service goals for producer partners.
- Maintain underwriting files and analyze, evaluate, and refer new and existing business to a senior regional underwriter.
- Assist with underwriting and servicing smaller business opportunities when granted limited authority.
- Develop and maintain agency and/or broker relationships.
- Communicate with agents and provide prompt, quality service.
- Occasionally travel within the region to agency or principal locations, shadowing senior underwriters and prospecting business.
- Represent the company at agency and industry-related functions as appropriate.
- Promote and comply with the values of the division and company.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Accidental Death & Disability insurance
- Accident and Critical Illness insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Pet insurance
- Paid time off; standard first-year PTO is 17 days, prorated based on month of hire
- Enhanced PTO may be available for experienced candidates
- Performance-based bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
